At the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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, fifteen events in
weightlifting
Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...
were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the
Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall The Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall is an indoor arena in Nikaia, in Piraeus. It hosted the weightlifting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. The venue was officially opened on August 14, 2004, the day after the beginning of the Games. ...
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Medalists
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Women
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 249 weightlifters from 79 nations competed at the Athens Games:
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Doping
A total of twelve weightlifters were disqualified for doping, amongst them Greek star
Leonidas Sabanis, who had won two silver medals in previous Olympics and who had originally been awarded the bronze medal in the Men's 62 kg division.
References
External links
Official result book – Weightlifting
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2004 Summer Olympics events
2004
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